The first and last king of Haiti : the rise and fall of Henry Christophe / Marlene L. Daut.
"The essential biography of the controversial rebel, traitor, and only king of Haiti. Henry Christophe (1767 - 1820) is one of the most richly complex figures in the history of the Americas, and was, in his time, popular and famous the world over: in The First and Last King of Haiti, a brilliant young Yale scholar unravels the still controversial enigma that he was"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593316160
- ISBN: 0593316169
- Physical Description: xxiv, 630 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2025.
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-595) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Author's note on terminology -- Prologue: King Henry's drama -- Introduction: On doing justice to Christophe's story -- A future king is born -- A child in a world of slavery and revolution -- Tracing genealogies to the future king -- Rising and falling with revolution -- Complicated victories -- Love, loss, and betrayal under uncertain skies -- America avenged -- Empires rise.... -- Cracks in imperial authority -- Empires fall.... -- The dawn of civil war -- A king is crowned -- Three French spies -- The age of Christophean diplomacy -- The age of Christophean prosperity -- Cracks in kingly authority -- A king is gone, but not forgotten -- Kingdom of the next world -- Epilogue: The greatest heist in history -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration credits -- List of abbreviations |
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Subject: | Henri Christophe, King of Haiti, 1767-1820. Haiti > Kings and rulers > Biography. Haiti > Politics and government > 1804-1844. |
Genre: | Biography. Biographies. |
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Bethlehem Main Library | B HENRI (Text) | 33062009966541 | New Adult Biography | Available | - |